Rhinogobius nagoyae
Amazing fact
Female Shima-yoshinobori gobies develop a deeper blue belly during the spawning season.
鶴岡市立加茂水族館
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Female Shima-yoshinobori gobies develop a deeper blue belly during the spawning season.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Rhinogobius nagoyae
- Scientific name
- Rhinogobius nagoyae
- Japanese name
- シマヨシノボリ
- Group
- Freshwater animals
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Rhinogobius
It lives in Japan from Aomori to the Nansei Islands, and in the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan.
How the Rhinogobius nagoyae lives
During spring breeding, males build nests under stones and similar objects and attract females. Males develop large, brightly colored dorsal fins and display to females. Males care for the eggs until they hatch. The young travel down to the sea and return to rivers after growing.
アクアマリンふくしまBasic data
- Range
- Aomori Prefecture to Nansei Islands, Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan
Where the Rhinogobius nagoyae has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — シマヨシノボリChecked: 2026-11-04
- アクアマリンふくしま — シマヨシノボリChecked: 2026-11-07
- 鶴岡市立加茂水族館 — シマヨシノボリChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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